Monday, April 2, 2012

Broccoli Salad

Oooooh, I just love that the weather is turning warmer. I'm giddy. Can you tell I'm giddy? Well, ya can't see me but if you could, you'd see that I was giddy. Actually, you probably wouldn't want to see me right now cause I'm sitting in my "office" (also known as the play room) in my pajamas, no makeup, eating a fruit rollup while the cat keeps walking in front of my computer screen doing his best to get me to pay attention to him rather than this blog post. It's a glamorous life I lead folks. Anyhoo... I love that I live in an area of the country where you see a distinct change in the seasons. And because it is getting warmer, I start thinking of all those foods that I just love to make this time of year.Well, to be perfectly honest, I could make a lot of these foods year round. It's just that they make more of an appearance during the warmer months because I can get my hands on the fresher, local veggies.

This salad has been making the BBQ circuit for many a-generation. And that's because it is a beloved classic. And because eating broccoli all by itself is just far to healthy, we must add bacon and mayo to it. Now that's my kinda salad...

Ingredients:

5 cups chopped broccoli

1/2 lb. bacon, cooked and crumbled

1/2 cup raisins

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1/2 cup finely chopped onion

1/2 cup sunflower kernels

1 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup sugar

3 tbsp. vinegar

1 tsp. fresh black pepper

Directions:

Chop broccoli. I don't usually use the stalks (but you can) in this salad, just the florets (the tops). I like to make sure I chop them up into manageable, bite-size pieces.

To save on time, you can purchase bags of fresh chopped broccoli florets. Most grocery stores carry the larger bags near where the bagged lettuces are located.

19 comments
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This is probably my favorite salad. My version is just broccoli, bacon, red onion and shredded sharp cheddar cheese. For the dressing I use cider vinegar, sugar and Kraft Olive Oil Mayo which seems to keep the dressing thicker. Yum! Your version looks delicious!

I have a version of this recipe too. With mine I use cranraisins instead of raisins, sliced almonds instead of walnuts and I totally leave out the onions. Thanks so much for reminding me to make this again. Everyone loves it.

I have a version of this recipe too. With mine I use cranraisins instead of raisins, sliced almonds instead of walnuts and I totally leave out the onions. Thanks so much for reminding me to make this again. Everyone loves it.

I want to make this recipe because it looks so good but am confused to where I should place the freshly ground pepper, in the chopped ingredients or the dressing? Can't wait to make this one -- but again all your recipes are winners!

Believe it or not at 50 years of age I don't think I have ever had anything like this.Other than boiling brocolli or dipping it in sour cream /'finger foods' didn't know what else to do with it. This looks wonderful. I am going to try this ! Thanks !!

oh my goodness... the deli in my local grocery store sells this salad and I love it... i think it is the same recipe.... I am so happy I will be able to make my own now instead of having to purchase from the kind of pricey deli!thank you so much for posting this recipe!